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How a Specific Gut Bacterium May Cause Type 1 Diabetes
How a Specific Gut Bacterium May Cause Type 1 Diabetes
A bacterium that produces an insulin-like peptide can give mice type 1 diabetes, and infection with the microbe seems to predict the onset of the disease in humans, a study finds.
A bacterium that produces an insulin-like peptide can give mice type 1 diabetes, and infection with the microbe seems to predict the onset of the disease in humans, a study finds.
immunology, insulin
Adipose Tissue Metabolism in the Obese
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Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
Normal Fat Tissue Metabolism
Justin Odegaard and Ajay Chawla | Dec 5, 2012 | 1 min read
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.